DAMEWOOD v. LANFORD BROTHERS CO.

Record No. 0901-98-3.

509 S.E.2d 530 (1999)

29 Va. App. 43

29 Va. App. 43

DAMEWOOD, Administrator of the Estate of Teddy D. Damewood v. LANFORD BROTHERS COMPANY and the Maryland Insurance Group.

Court of Appeals of Virginia,

January 26, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Christopher Clemens (Guynn & Clemens, P.C., Roanoke, on brief), for appellant.

William S. Sands, Jr. (Duncan and Hopkins, P.C., on brief), Alexandria, for appellees.

Present: FITZPATRICK, C.J., and WILLIS and BUMGARDNER, JJ.


BUMGARDNER, Judge.

The claimant's estate appeals the decision of the Workers' Compensation Commission that denied it the proceeds of a settlement offer. The claimant entered into a settlement agreement with his employer and its insurance carrier and submitted it to the commission for approval. When it learned of the claimant's death, the carrier notified the commission that it was withdrawing its settlement offer. The commission held that the carrier was entitled...

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